Environmental Predictors and Incubation Period of AIDS-AssociatedPenicillium marneffeiInfection in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Author(s) -
Philip L. Bulterys,
Thuy Le,
Vo Minh Quang,
Kenrad E. Nelson,
James O. LloydSmith
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit058
Subject(s) - penicillium marneffei , cryptococcus neoformans , incubation period , odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , ho chi minh , veterinary medicine , immunology , biology , incubation , microbiology and biotechnology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , geography , coinfection , biochemistry , physics , cartography , optics , scale (ratio)
Penicillium marneffei is an emerging dimorphic mycosis endemic in Southeast Asia, and a leading cause of mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people in the region. Factors governing the seasonal incidence of P. marneffei infection are unknown, and may yield critical insights into possible reservoirs or modes of acquisition.
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